Adolf Hitler · Camilo José Cela Were Adolf Hitler and Camilo José Cela alive at the same time? Yes. Adolf Hitler and Camilo José Cela were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1916 to 1945. Adolf Hitler was 27 when Camilo José Cela was born.Camilo José Cela was 28 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56Camilo José CelaSpanish writerBorn 11 May 1916 · died 17 January 2002, aged 85 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganCamilo José CelaNelson MandelaDonald TrumpMichael JacksonBarack Obama Adolf Hitler and Camilo José Cela in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.